National Republican., 1887-03-25
Dividing the Co,ored Vote.


EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: The ad.
vice given by tho REPUBLICAN last week in
gard 10 the colored vote dividing is mystery
TO many Of them, as 1t is to any old liner OF
our party in the south. We here have, indeed
borne the burthen and heat of the day."
The great question dividing the parties is aud
has been the tariff. Whether 1t be right to
advise illiterate people, whose sense of graft
tuce has induced them to cast their ballots
for the protection of the American working
man, to change and vote with the best people,
Is at best questionable, If Rcpublicanism be
right, how can Republican advise any man
to aid In its overthrow aud determination. If
Democracy be right, how can o Republican
renal remain ip fealy to party opposing the right
and wrong. Political economy Is so deep a
science that the most learned and honest men
fail to agree in teaching II TO the people. The
question OF protective tariff has made me a
Republican. Now, If tree trade is right and ]
iind that have made mistake, then, OF
course. my place Is in the Democratic party.
But cannot believe that a policy Of free
nade would in any way advance the interests
of Virginia.
We have many millions of crude materi II,
which will, when developed, bring us on up
'he steep of prosperity, and in tlme, perhaps.
civilize US. In examining the prices OF man.
utnctured goods under Republ can tariff and
Democratic free trade, we find that the can
sumner is greatly benefited, and that the Ameri.
can wage Garner is much improved by the
tariff. We oil know that humanity OCCASION
ally shudders at the bloedshed and fraud per-
petIated in the south, but honest martyrdom
Is far preferable to Bliflism. Orthodoxy in poll
ties Is as essential in many localities as orLho-
doSy in any ism taught by the sundry denom-
nations of Christians (?. Indeed, more so
for each of them tolerate the other, but tolera-
tion for radical is indeed intolerable.
We saw our great leader, Blaine, while
| Speaker of the House of Representatives CO.
quoting with the leaders OF the southern Dem.
| ocracy, who were shielding the carnival OF
blood and woe called the kuklux incident.
| Other great statesmen have bended "thc
pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might
| follow fawning." Horace Greeley died a mar
| tyr to Democracy, as he righteously deserved.
| The Tribune following In the footsteps of its
| illustrious predecessor" was also coquetting
with them. Meantime Incidents are Of com
mon occurrence, and the sutferngs oi
| southern Republicans Is a type of the woes OF
| the early Christians described In the 1lth
| chapter of Hebrews, to which / would most
respectfully refer our leaders If they are SO
fortunate as 10 have copy Of the New Testa
ment. was taught lang syne that honesty
was the best policy. flour party Is right let III
defend It. Give usa leader whose mind IL
clear all Just, whose heart IL humble before
God, and whose principles are honest, aud yoy
Will ind all southern Republicans in solid
column, shoulder TO shoulder, crying with one
voice:
master. lead and will follow thee,
To the last gasp with truth and Loyalty"
Such advice as you give comes like O bolt o
lightning from a clear sky, and In tears we
like Caesar, eyclaim. "Tu quoque Brute"
BoYDToS, VA, Mar. %, 1887. AJAX.